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Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) will host the 13th annual Workshop on the Economics of Information Security (WEIS) on June 23 and 24. WEIS is the leading forum for interdisciplinary scholarship on information security and privacy, combining expertise from the fields of economics, social science, business, law, policy and computer science.

There's no shortage of information in our connected, computerized world. But more information does not necessarily lead to better intelligence and smarter decisions. Penn State's Red Cell Analytics Lab trains the next generation of analysts to turn data and information into intelligence through real-world training scenarios and cutting-edge technology.

Professor Peng Liu and colleagues in the College of Information Sciences and Technology have been working, through the LIONS Center, to study cyber awareness and solve the problems caused by cyber attacks. The impacts of cyber attacks range from malware to data corruption and depending on the severity are combated in different ways.

Representatives from the White House and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will be visiting the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, in room 113 of the IST Building (the Cybertorium) on Penn State's University Park campus. The event is open to the public. The officials, who are coming to the college as part of a cyber security initiative that the government is undertaking with IST, will be announcing the new cyber security initiative and talking about what college students can do with cyber security and career options in the field.

Four College of Information Science and Technology (IST) students are heading to the final round of the Polytechnic Institute of New York's Cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW) Capture the Flag competition to be held in New York City this week.

Safeguarding business applications and infrastructure from cyber threats is the aim of "Collaborative Research: Towards Self-Protecting Data Centers: A Systematic Approach," a project recently funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Peng Liu, associate professor of information sciences and technology, was one of three researchers who received more than $1 million thanks to the stimulus bill passed by the U.S. Congress earlier this year. The award was made to Liu: Sushil Jajodia; George Mason University and Meng Yu, Western Illinois University. The award totals more than $1 million for three years. Penn State's portion is $500,000.

The College of Information Sciences and Technology, in partnership with Booz Allen Hamilton, will hold an interactive panel discussion on the future of the Department of Defense in Cyberspace at 7 p.m. on Sept. 15 in the IST Building Cybertorium (room 113).

Peng Liu, associate professor of information sciences and technology, is one of three researchers who will split more than $1 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to help safeguard business applications and infrastructure from cyber threats.

Peng Liu, associate professor in Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology, will be leading a research project on Cyber Situation Awareness using a $6.25 million grant from the Army Research Office. "We plan to take an innovative multidisciplinary approach that will give analysts significantly improved cyber-situational awareness when fighting organized crime both in the U.S. and abroad," Liu said. "We believe significantly improving cyber-situational awareness is essential for strengthening cyber defense."